I.C. Database Resources

21st Century Explorer gives teachers and students access to two complete encyclopedias, interactive lessons, videos, and other resources—all correlated to state curriculum standards, consistent with classroom topics, and age-appropriate.
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EBSCOhost is an online reference system offering a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers.
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Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia is an online encyclopedia that indexes over 25,000 records covering a variety of subjects.
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Search through multiple periodical and reference collections organized by subject.

Students may benefit from the use of online homework resources. These resources encourage educational development by augmenting the education students receive both inside and outside the classroom.Links to non-DoDEA Web sites do not constitute an endorsement by DoDEA, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

Discovery Education Homework HelpTools to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great clip art to use. In addition, there are nearly a dozen learning adventures that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the Space Station.

eLibraryeLibrary offers more than 1,500 full-text sources, with improved functionality, and a fun and easy-to-use search interface. Includes magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips. See your school library information specialist for passwords

Homework SpotElementary, Middle and High School resources in various subjects as well as activities, tips and articles.

Jiskha Homework HelpHomework help for PreK- college in subjects ranging from art and music to math and physical education.

Kid Space @ ipl2: Information You Can TrustThe Internet Public Library (IPL) is a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment. The website "ipl2: information you can trust" is a result of merging the collections of resources from IPL and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII) websites.

Note Taking HelpThe articles on this website are designed to teach you note taking strategies and to help you determine if a particular note taking strategy makes sense in a particular situation, to help you choose the note taking strategy that works best for you, and to help you determine whether a particular piece of information is important to note.

Smithsonian EducationSmithsonian Museum for Students: Arts; Science and Nature; History and Culture; People and Places

Tutor.com for U.S. Military FamiliesMilitary families get help from a professional tutor anytime you need it, for FREE. Tutors are online 24/7 and eligible military families in the Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force can take advantage of this military family program to get help with more than 16 subjects. DoDEA Non-Military Students: Access for students attending Department of Defense Schools not included in the eligibility statement above, is being provided by Tutor.com through an arrangement with the Department of Defense Education Activity. If you are attending a DoD school, but do not meet the requirements in the eligibility statement above, you can create an account.

Language Arts (Reading & Writing)

Bartleby BooksA huge collection of free online books. Offers a brief biography for each author and a number of other services including lists of quotes and a thesaurus. Books are viewable online and are also downloadable.

Guide to Grammar & WritingAn online guide to grammar from word and sentence level to essay and research papers. Quiz yourself and watch presentations.

INFOTRAC -- Student Resource CenterThe Thomason Gale collection consists of full-text articles from over 750 magazines and newspapers, hours of audio and video clips, 7,400 photos, and at least 2800 maps and charts, and hundreds of poems and plays. See your teacher for a username and password.

SPARK NotesFree Online study guides. If you're struggling to understand a book, or would just like a little extra insight, Spark Notes is for you. Type in the name of your book, and you’ll find book guides, summaries, lists of characters, a review of the themes, review questions, and more.

English & Literature

Bartleby BooksA huge collection of free online books. Offers a brief biography for each author and a number of other services including lists of quotes and a thesaurus. Books are viewable online and are also downloadable.

Language of Literature SiteLanguage of Literature Site includes student and teacher resources for the Language of Literature textbook series.

Literary CriticismCritical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.

SPARK NotesFree Online study guides. If you're struggling to understand a book, or would just like a little extra insight, Spark Notes is for you. Type in the name of your book, and you’ll find book guides, summaries, lists of characters, a review of the themes, review questions, and more.

Wired for BooksCollection of poems, stories, plays, essays, lectures and interviews for children to adults.

Brainy KidsGames and activities, virtual lab and lesson plans from the Dana Foundation.

Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and Prevention provides direct access to important health and safety topics, scientific articles, data and statistics, tools and resources-and over 900 topics in the CDC.gov A-Z Index.

Discovery KidsGames, puzzles, quizzes, and other learning materials for Kids from Discovery

Hippo CampusHippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.

NASANASA is taking bold steps at the K-12 grade levels to prepare the next generation of explorers. Building on previous accomplishments, NASA has established a series of innovative programs designed to stimulate student interest in order to motivate higher levels of study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, subjects. These activities provide unique learning experiences for students, teachers, administrators and families.

NOAA Education ResourcesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website designed to help students, teachers, librarians and the general public access the many educational activities, publications, and booklets that have been produced.

NOVAArticles, interviews, and personal essays as well as slide shows, 360° panoramas, and regular interactive features—all of which strive to enhance or delve deeper into subjects covered in the television program.

Ocean ExplorerNational Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Explorer is an educational Internet offering for all who wish to learn about, discover, and virtually explore the ocean realm. It provides public access to current information on a series of NOAA scientific and educational explorations and activities in the marine environment. The site provides a platform to follow explorations in near real-time, learn about exploration technologies, observe remote marine flora and fauna in the colorful multimedia gallery, read about NOAA’s 200-year history of ocean exploration, and discover additional NOAA resources in a virtual library.

WISEWISE is a simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine real world evidence and analyze current scientific controversies. Curriculum projects are designed to meet standards and complement your current science curriculum, and your grade 5-12 students will find them exciting and engaging.

Math

A Math Dictionary for KidsA Maths Dictionary for Kids is an animated, interactive online math dictionary for students which explains over 600 common mathematical terms and math words in simple language.

AAAMath.comFeatures a comprehensive set of thousands of interactive arithmetic lessons. No cost or registration required to practice your math on the AAAMath.com web site.

AplusMathThis web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.

Ask Dr. MathA question and answer service for math students and their teachers. A searchable archive is available by level and topic, as well as summaries of Frequently Asked Questions

Hippo CampusHippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.

PBS CyberchaseA multimedia project that encourages children to see, think and do mathematics

PBS Let's Tessellate!Choose a shape and a color and then tessellate! See your shape repeat again and again to make a beautiful pattern in this fun tessellation math game.

Sheppard SoftwareEverything from early math to pre-algebra. The free lessons include interactive activities to practice concepts. Students can shoot fruit, pop balloons, and even play math man (the math version of Pac man!). Fractions, place value, money, and basic operations are some of the areas that are covered.

StudyGeek.orgOffers study guides for learning advanced mathematical concepts and getting to grips with the most challenging mathematical ideas. You can also brush up on your vocabulary and revise important concepts with the math vocabulary tool, and learn lots of other interesting things about topics related to mathematics and science.

WebMATHWebmath is a math-help web site that generates answers to specific math questions and problems, as entered by a user, at any particular moment. The math answers are generated and displayed real-time, at the moment a web user types in their math problem and clicks "solve." In addition to the answers, Webmath also shows the student how to arrive at the answer.

Social Studies

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for KidsThis site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities. And, just as GPO Access provides locator services to U.S. Government sites, Ben's Guide provides a similar service to U.S. Government Web sites developed for kids.

CultureGramsCultureGrams links students to country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture. In-depth reports covering 190+ countries and all 50 United States.

EDSITEmentHumanities on the Web from the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities, and the Verizon Foundation.

Hippo CampusHippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.

National ArchivesThe National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has billions of pieces of paper and millions of photographs that document the working of the Federal Government and U.S. history.

National Constitution Center - StudentsNeed resources for your government or American history class? Want to catch up on current events? The National Constitution Center provides many different ways to engage in the American experience.

The David Rumsey Historical Map CollectionOver 15,800 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryA nonprofit organization supporting the study and love of American history through a wide range of programs and resources for students, teachers, scholars, and history enthusiasts throughout the nation.

United Nations Cyber School BusThe UN Cyberschoolbus captures the growing potential of the Internet as an educational tool and provides an effective medium with which to disseminate information and resources about international affairs, as well as bring together diverse communities of students and educators from around the world. Within the Cyberschoolbus site there are a number of activities and projects that teach students about global issues in an interactive, engaging and fun way.

White House 101Learn about White House art and architecture, the Presidents and First Ladies, and how you can take a tour.

Health and P.E.

American Cancer SocietyProvides guidelines for diet and activity and find tips for a healthy lifestyle and community.

BAM! Body and MindGot a question about fitness? disease? peer pressure? BAM! Body and Mind, from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, will tell you all you need to know about the stuff that matters.

Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and Prevention provides direct access to important health and safety topics, scientific articles, data and statistics, tools and resources-and over 900 topics in the CDC.gov A-Z Index.

Choose My PlateWeight management and calories, physical activity, healthy eating tips and other information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture

D.A.R.E. for KidsThe official website of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program.

HealthyPeople.govChallenges individuals, communities, and professionals to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life, are enjoyed by all.

Google ScholarGoogle Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.

InfoPleaseA comprehensive reference source that combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. A single search engine allows you to search all these sources at once.

Internet Public LibraryA public service organization and a learning/teaching environment hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology.

Library SpotA free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information.

National ArchivesThe National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has billions of pieces of paper and millions of photographs that document the working of the Federal Government and U.S. history.

ProQuest Professional EducationProQuest Professional Education is a comprehensive reference collection for K-12 professional development and continuing education. See your school Information Specialist for passwords.

RefDesk.comIndexes and reviews of quality, credible, and timely reference resources that are free and family-friendly.

SIRS DiscovererSIRS Discoverer is a general reference resource for young researchers that makes learning fun and intuitive. Helps students in grades 1-9 develop their research, writing, language and computer skills.

U.S. Copyright OfficeInformation about online copyright registration; key publications including informational circulars, application forms for copyright registration, links to the copyright law and to the homepages of other copyright-related organizations; and more.

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